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Aruban born and bred Steve Francees has a passion for photography. Being a local photographer he knows the hidden
gems of this island and captures them in an amazing way. As a Family and Landscape photographer Steve is ready to create
your next ‘vacation memories’, morning and/or sunset shots. T: (297) 738-0777, M: stevefrancees@hotmail.com,
www.instagram.com/stevefrancees and www.stevefrancees.com

The Alto Vista Chapel It’s Mangel Halto amigo

This spot continue to amaze me because it has so many beautiful
angles where you can have amazing photos. Last Friday I took my
Dutch friends Jan and Rita Roemers to Zeerover Restaurant and we
This famous church was built in 1750 with stonewalls and straw roof. It is said to be the first had to stop to take some photos of this beach that is just a few min-
church to be established in Aruba. When the chapel was initially built in 1752, priests visited it utes away from Zeerover.
from Venezuela three times every year. People used to wait eagerly to celebrate mass and
perform Catholic Services such as baptisms and marriages.

Palm Beach area Snorkeling

Someone DM me about snorkeling. Well, there are many spots where
Palm beach is located on the north section of the island and is home to many high rise you can do snorkeling and one of them is on the Malmok coastline
hotels. I saw may photos before this area was developed and it was fully covered by palm including Boca Catalina and Arashi beach. The Malmok area is rocky
trees and still palm trees can be seen on the beach. A very nice beach for an early morn- so the underwater world is just amazing for snorkeling and you can
ing beach walk or for sunsets. The first hotel in the area was the Hotel Basi-Ruti and it was see many corals and fishes. The other option is the northern area of
built in 1947 just after WW2. From then the tourist industry started and now this area is totally Arashi beach. Baby Beach is also nice for snorkeling and Mangel
developed. Halto by the mangroves section.